Ask the Experts: COVID-19 Exposure notification, Privacy, and Security

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This is a panel conversation with University faculty, who will answer your questions about data privacy and security in COVID-19 exposure notification and tracing systems. Given that exposure notification plays a crucial role in reopening our community, the faculty experts will answer your questions by drawing on their expertise and leadership informing policies and developing technologies pertinent to COVID-19 exposure notification.

Questions

1. [14:28] The Covid-19 pandemic has accelerated the use of technology. What have we learned about the impact these changes had on privacy and access?

2. [17:28] What kind of legal issues are we now confronting with track and trace technologies? Is there a federal privacy law, such as HIPPA, that protects personally identifiable information gathered for Covid-19 contact tracing?

3. [23:30] What is contact tracing and exposure notification? Specifically, how is the Illinois app using track and trace technology to manage Covid-19 cases?

4. [29:25] I’m concerned about privacy. Will personal data be stored and/or shared from the COVID-19 portion of the app?

5. [38:20] Without adoption by a significant number of community members, how effective can an app expect to be, assuming we're talking about something like Bluetooth enabled devices with an app installed? What about interoperability issues with similar apps?

6. [40:20] Why should people use the Illinois app? What are the benefits of using the app, and what concerns does the app present?

7. [47:35] How does the Urbana-Champaign community get involved? How are we going to handle privacy issues leading to a general distrust in state and federal entities?

8. [52:19] What campus unit is controlling sensitive user data? How can the Illinois app protect users' data?

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